It takes the average reader 1 hour and 51 minutes to read In Darkest America by Joyce Carol Oates
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In Darkest America contains the plays The Eclipse and Tone Clusters. The Eclipse: A middle aged professor lives with her ailing mother. The old lady, once a brilliant teacher, moves in and out of reality, has a fantasy Latin lover, and makes her daughter's life miserable. One night she whirls in a torrid dance with her lover while her daughter sleeps; death has released both from suffering. This haunting play by one of America's foremost authors was commissioned by Actors Theatre of Louisville for the Humana Festival and was subsequently produced Off Broadway. Tone Clusters: Frank and Emily...
In Darkest America by Joyce Carol Oates is 108 pages long, and a total of 27,864 words.
This makes it 36% the length of the average book. It also has 34% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 32 minutes to read In Darkest America aloud.
In Darkest America is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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